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Claude Opus 5.5vs.GPT-6 Astra
Which one is better?
Claude Opus 5.5 performs better than GPT-6 Astra and is cheaper: GPT-6 Astra costs 2.5 times as much.
Claude Opus 5.5
Rank 1
GPT-6 Astra
Rank 6
Claude Opus 5.5
GPT-6 Astra
Claude Opus 5.5
GPT-6 Astra
Claude Opus 5.5
Rank 8 of 785
GPT-6 Astra
Rank 1 of 785
Above 272,000 tokens of context, GPT-6 Astra costs more: $20 input and $75 output per 1M tokens.
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Where is the difference?
Strengths at a glance
Opus 5.5GPT-6 Astra
The median of all ranked models is below 100 in every area, so it sits in the centre of the net.
95 % range: Opus 5.5 121.2 to 138.7, GPT-6 Astra 116.1 to 132.6.
The same values and verdicts as the bars below. In the close-up the net starts at 100 points, just below the weaker model's lowest value; the reference group average is 100.
Opus 5.5 is ahead in 6 of 10 areas, GPT-6 Astra in none.
Opus 5.5 ahead: 6Opus 5.5 slightly ahead: 2level: 1GPT-6 Astra slightly ahead: 1
Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
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Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-6 Astra at the same effort
Both models measured at the same reasoning efforts. This shows whether a lead comes from the model or only from more compute.
| Effort | Opus 5.5 | GPT-6 Astra | Gap | Verdict | Test series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| low | 106.6 | 110.7 | 6.4 | GPT-6 Astra ahead | 11 |
| medium | 117.5 | 116.6 | 1.5 | tied | 11 |
| high | 120.4 | 119.6 | 1.1 | tied | 11 |
| xhigh | 124.2 | 120.3 | 2.4 | tied | 11 |
| max | 126.1 | 121.3 | 2.7 | tied | 14 |
| Overall index (max vs. max) | 126.1 | 121.3 | 4.8 | Opus 5.5 ahead |
Gap and verdict compare only the Artificial Analysis test series in which both models are measured at that effort. Tied below 3 points, ahead only beyond two standard errors. The single values rest on all test series of each model, so their difference can deviate from the gap.
Which model for which task?
Everyday tasks, translated from the area values above. Each row names the values it rests on.
See for yourself: same task, one attempt
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
Claude Opus 5.5

Oct 1, 2026 · 33 s · $0.07
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 1, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- anthropic/claude-opus-5.5
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 3,536 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0708
- Response time
- 33.2 s
- API model reported in response
- anthropic/claude-opus-5.5
- Pinned endpoint
- Anthropic | anthropic/claude-opus-5.5-20260921
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
GPT-6 Astra

Sep 7, 2026 · 142 s · $0.20
Test details
- Run date
- Sep 7, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- openai/gpt-6-astra
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 3,966 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.1985
- Response time
- 141.7 s
- API model reported in response
- openai/gpt-6-astra
- Pinned endpoint
- OpenAI | openai/gpt-6-astra-20260903
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
SVG short test
SVG short test
One SVG task with the same fixed settings for every model, without hidden thinking.
Prompt
Return only one standalone SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle. Use viewBox="0 0 800 600", simple shapes, two clearly visible wheels and a recognizable pelican with a long beak. At most 30 SVG elements and 1800 characters. No Markdown, explanations, comments, scripts, animation, CSS or external resources.
Claude Opus 5.5
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GPT-6 Astra
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Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra in the overall index
Every model with a place in the overall index, both models of this matchup highlighted. You can add or hide other models.
Overall index (Gradually Meta-Score v4)
20 of 92 models
4 models in this view are measured at a lower reasoning effort than max in the overall index. Dashed column: lower reasoning effort than the top.
Popularity compared
How often the models are searched for, used and mentioned, on a scale from 0 to 100.
GPT-6 Astra is more popular than Claude Opus 5.5: 83 to 68 out of 100.
Over time
Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 7, 2026
Claude Opus 5.5GPT-6 Astra
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | Claude Opus 5.5 | GPT-6 Astra |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall indexpoints, 100 = reference group average, higher is better | 126.1 | 121.3 |
| Rank | Rank 1 of 92 | Rank 6 of 92 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $4 | $10above 272,000 tokens: $20 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $20 | $50above 272,000 tokens: $75 |
| Cost per task (own tests)average of 3 original-protocol tasks both models passed (SVG short test not included) | $0.11 | $0.26 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 106 | 43 |
| Popularity | ||
| Popularitysearch, usage and mentions, 0 to 100 | 68Rank 8 of 785 | 83Rank 1 of 785 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,580 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | June 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Released | Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Limited access |
| Open weights | no | no |
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Is there a better choice?
Overall index 122.8, rank 4$2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens
Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Sonnet 5.5Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
A: Claude Opus 5.5B: GPT-6 Astra
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- 3Claude Opus 5.5 vs. DeepSeek-V4-Pro
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- 5Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Gemini 4 Argon
- 6Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Gemini 3.8 Flash
- 7Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Fable 5.1
- 8Claude Opus 5.5 vs. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
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- 11Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-6.1 Sol
- 12Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Kimi K3
- 13Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Sonnet 5
- 14Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Haiku 5.5
- 15GPT-6 Astra vs. GPT-6 Luna
- 16Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GLM-5.3
- 17GPT-6 Astra vs. Kimi K3
- 18Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-5.6 Terra
- 19Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
- 20Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Opus 4.6
- 21GPT-6 Astra vs. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
- 22Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Sonnet 4.6
- 23Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Qwen 3.8 27B
- 24GPT-6 Astra vs. GPT-5.6 Terra
- 25GPT-6 Astra vs. GPT-6 Sol
- 26Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Grok 4.6
- 27Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GLM-5.2
- 28Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Gemini 4 Carbon
- 29GPT-6 Astra vs. DeepSeek-V4-Flash
- 30Claude Opus 5.5 vs. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
- 31Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Sonnet 4.5
- 32Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Muse Spark 1.3
- 33Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Opus 4.8
- 34Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-5.6 Luna
- 35Claude Haiku 5.5 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 36Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Mistral Large 4
- 37Claude Opus 5 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 38Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol
- 39GPT-6 Astra vs. Qwen 3.8 27B
- 40Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-5.5
- 41GPT-6 Astra vs. GLM-5.3-Flash
- 42Claude Opus 4.8 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 43Claude Fable 5.1 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 44Claude Opus 5.5 vs. DeepSeek-V4-Flash
- 45Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Grok 4.7
- 46GPT-6 Astra vs. Gemini 4 Argon
- 47Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Mistral Large 3
- 48Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-6 Luna
- 49GPT-6 Astra vs. GLM-5.3
- 50Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Opus 4.5
- 51GPT-6 Astra vs. Gemini 3.8 Flash
- 52Claude Opus 4.6 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 53GPT-6 Astra vs. Qwen 3.8 Max 0902
- 54GPT-6 Astra vs. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
- 55Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Fable 5
- 56Claude Sonnet 5 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 57Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-6 Sol
- 58Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 59Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 60Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Gemini 3.6 Flash
- 61GPT-6 Astra vs. GLM-5.2
- 62Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Mistral Medium 3.5
- 63Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Muse Wonder Full
- 64Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Claude Haiku 4.5
- 65Claude Fable 5 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 66Claude Opus 5.5 vs. Gemini 3.5 Flash
- 67Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-6.1 Terra
- 68GPT-6 Astra vs. GPT-5.4
- 69Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GPT-5.4
- 70Claude Opus 5.5 vs. GLM-5.1
- 71GPT-6.1 Terra vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 72Claude Opus 4.7 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 73GPT-6 Astra vs. Muse Wonder
- 74Claude Opus 4.5 vs. GPT-6 Astra
- 75GPT-6 Astra vs. Muse Wonder Full
- 76GPT-6 Astra vs. Gemini 4 Carbon
- 77GPT-6 Astra vs. Kimi K3.1 Pro